Getting Started 3
Keysight N6700 User’s Guide 55
Name
Select
to configure the hostname of the instrument. If you want to
change the hostname, you should do so before you connect the
instrument to the network. Otherwise, the original hostname may be
cached in the network for up to several hours.
This field registers the supplied name with the selected naming
service. If the field is left blank, no name is registered. A hostname
may contain upper and lower case letters, numbers and dashes(-).
The maximum length is 15 characters. Use the navigation keys to
enter an alpha character. Use the up/down navigation or arrow keys
to select a letter from the alphabetic choices as you scroll through
the selections. Use the number keys to enter a number.
Each power system is shipped with a default hostname with the
format: A-modelnumber-serialnumber, where modelnumber is the
mainframe’s 6-character model number (e.g. N6700B), and
serialnumber is the last five characters of the 10-character
mainframe serial number located on the label on the top of the unit
(e.g. 45678 if the serial number is MY12345678).
A-N6700B-45678 is an example of a hostname.
Use Dynamic DNS
naming service
Registers the hostname using the Dynamic DNS naming system.
Use NetBIOS
naming service
Registers the hostname using the RFC NetBIOS naming protocol.
Select
if your DNS server requires an instrument to register not
only the hostname, but also the domain name.
Registers the Internet domain for the instrument. The Domain must
start with a letter and may contain upper and lower case letters,
numbers, dashes(-) and dots(.). Use the navigation keys to enter an
alpha character. Use the up/down navigation or arrow keys to select
a letter from the alphabetic choices as you scroll through the
selections. Use the number keys to enter a number.
Select
to configure the Domain Name System (DNS) setup of the
instrument. DNS is an internet service that translates domain names into
IP addresses. It is also needed for the instrument to find and display its
hostname assigned by the network.
Obtain DNS server
from DHCP
Select this item to obtain the DNS server address from DHCP. You
must have enabled DHCP in the IP menu.
Use the following
DNS server
Select this item if you are not using DHCP or need to connect to a
This value is the address of the DNS server. It is used if you are not
using DHCP or if you need to connect to a specific DNS server.